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‘We will challenge notices in Court’: IFF’s statement on legal notice over ‘defaming’ RSS

The Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) details a legal notice issued on behalf of the RSS over its documentation of censorship in India, and the police action that followed, raising concerns over freedom of expression

Stop Uttarakhand Mahapanchayat, could lead to targeted communal violence: Petitions urge CJI

Two leading authors and academics, Ashok Vajpeyi and Apoorvanand, and also India’s oldest human rights and civil liberties platform, the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) in separate letter petitions, have brought to the attention of the highest court, that Muslim traders are being warned to leave Purola town and that the meeting by right-wing groups "could be a precursor to large scale violence". The Mahapanchayat announced by the right wing on June 15 threatens them further

Serious times, grave challenges: India 2023

I suggest a new civic movement needs emerge with the aim of defending the Constitution and democratic institutions. Human rights defenders, activists and the people, who respect the Constitution should come to gather to fight to secure it to emerge victorious over the menace that hovers above us all.

POCSO: lack of witness not a ground for acquittal, says Meghalaya HC

The court held that if the survivor’s testimony is reliable then lack of witnesses to the incident cannot become a reason for acquittal

Police lathi charge Warkari devotees during annual pilgrimage walk: Alandi, Pune, Opposition sharply condemns attack

A “dispute” arose over the number of admissions into the revered Sree Kshetra temple of Alandi town, 22 kilometres from Pune city on Sunday evening

Umar who spoke of love & justice is in jail for 1,000 days, hate mongers roam free #1000 Days of Injustice

Social media and some events expressed dissent and protest against the young academic activist’s unjust incarceration

Denial of internet an assault on fundamental freedoms – a deep dive into Manipur’s incessant internet ban

Manipur, has arguably, been in an incessant state of internet denial, subject to imposed internet bans since 2015; this curb on basic freedoms is at the hands of the BJP govt’s in the state and centre

“I changed my statement because I was scared, my family is living under constant threat”: father of the minor wrestlers’ complainant

Minor complainant’s father changes allegations of sexual harassment against Singh, what does this mean for the case?

How & Why India’s Law Commission has urged a cap on Free Speech: Sedition

The 22nd Report of the Indian Law Commission flies in the face of serious judicial pronouncements, jurisprudence and modern thinking

Gujarat HC: Girls used to get married aged 14 or 15 and become mothers by 17

Hearing the plea for abortion by a minor rape survivor, judge recommends her to read Manusmriti

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From Arunachal to Delhi, anti-dam protesters face state crackdown; detained allege sexual assault

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